Apathetic |[D.S]| 1

35. "please talk to me"

Now please don't go
Most nights I hardly sleep when I'm alone
Now please don't go, oh no
I think of you whenever I'm alone
So please don't go
...

Lou's POV

The second I get inside the 501 Estates building my first instinct is to look around the building. I see the workers at the main desks like a hotel lobby. Next, I scan across the many seats and couches my eyes flicking across the scenery stopping on blue ocean ones.

"Lou! Wait come back," Daniel calls after me, "I need to talk to you!" He runs to catch up to me, my feet taking me towards the stair as fast as I can step on them, almost tripping on the highest step but catching myself on the railing.

"Lou stop please!" Daniel cries out again but his voice sounds so faded. he is a walking reminder that my best friend is dead. Without turning my head I run all the way to my door and fiddle my key with the door but before it opens a hand pulls at my elbow turning me around, forcing me to look into his eyes.

"Louise," Daniel breathes and I can feel it on my red cheeks. My chest moving up and down heavily breathing. Knowing Daniel has me trapped and captured against this door as his forearm rests against the white chipped painted wood.

"Please let go," I whisper almost inaudible, trying to twist the knob with my hand. Keeping my eyes on sight with Daniel's, making my own begin to water. Realization hits me when I notice I have the wrong key.

"Just let me talk to you that's all I want-

"Leave me alone! If you wanna do anything good for me you can leave me alone Daniel," I croak, his name leaving my mouth as a stutter. God, why did I have to stutter, stammering over my words makes me look weak? I push Daniel's shoulders back, taking him off guard.

The feel of his black leather jacket on my palms for seconds makes me feel ambivalent, a feeling I can't quite understand.

"Lou can you just hear me o-

"Daniel I swear to god if you do not go right now! Get out of my face. I don't wanna see you right now! You...you...god I can't even say anything bad to you because I like you too damn much!" I stomp my foot on the ground turning away from him as I try to unlock the door again. All my keys rummaging in my hand as I try to find the right one.

"Lou-

"Daniel Seavey could you please," I beg him, "Leave me...just fucking go." I sob looking back at him, whipping my head around when I see the door open. Kayla stands there confused but quickly finds out. She grabs me, pulling me inside as she shakes her head at Daniel.

"Go, Daniel," She closes the door, shutting him out then turning around to hug me.

"You better have a good excuse as to why he was messing with you like that. I've never seen him that hurt since the last party you went to." Kayla shushes in my ear while my mind goes to thinking about the last party I went to.

"What happened?" I ask curiously, leaving her embrace to wipe my tears off my eyes with the cuffs on my UNC sweatshirt.

"He went off about his past. How he misses his old self, He cried all night. It was raining and he talked about how he hated the person he has become. He said that he hurts everyone and used the word apathetic to describe him. He told me that you brought back a spark in his life and that he loves you. He said that you make him want to feel again and-